Kicking hind feet - that means happy right? - please say yes

[Tweetiepy]

Last night I was brushing Popcorn our 14 week old lionhead - he's very fuzzy and his mane is always full of little bits of hay & whatnot.

when I was done brushing and petting him I put him back in his cage, well his ran out into his run area and kicked his hind feet about 6 or 7 times until he reached the end of his run - then he went into his litter, then back in his cage and he flopped.

I know he feet kicking means he's mad but doesn't the flopping mean he's happy, so maybe hecan't decide if he's happy or not? or maybe he's happy to be free of me... Darn bunnies, why can't they speak?

 

[farmerchick]

my rabbits do this too, its not that hes mad, hes just letting you know he didn't feel like being brushed lol

 

[tonyshuman]

It can be playful or mad. Sometimes it's like they're "flipping you off" if you did something they didn't like. For instance, I get it from my bunnies after I put them back down after a nail trim. It can also be part of binkies.

Read this great website:
http://language.rabbitspeak.com/

 

[elrohwen]

Usually it's mad. Also, flopping can be done in anger too! Like a "Look, I'm going to go off and be comfortable over here just to show you "

 

[Flash Gordon]

uve officially been told off.

 

[maxysmummy]

Flash Gordon wrote:

uve officially been told off.

haha so true

 

[jujub793]

the flicky feet of shame.... i get that every time i pick walter up.

 

[jcl_24]

Fluffy used to show her disapproval with a certain flick of her hind legs as she left me in her (wood) dust

Jo x

 

[Randi]

tonyshuman wrote:

Read this great website:
http://language.rabbitspeak.com/

Wow, thanks! A newbie to buns like myself will find this very useful while trying to pick out a bun from the HRS!

 

[Nela]

Gotta love rabbitude Divabelle does it to me if I just look at her... :expressionlessLol. I've been getting it a ton from Smores now because of the forcefeeding and medication. :rollseyes